Tag: Voting Rights
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When did conservatism become so radical?
Halloween should be rescheduled for the last week of June. This is the last week of the Supreme Court’s annual session and they tend to leave their juiciest and most controversial decisions to the very end. The Supremes did not disappoint this year with two decisions yesterday that should leave sensible people reeling. I’ll concentrate…
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Caucuses are still undemocratic
It has been four years since the last Iowa caucuses. I am hoping that like four years ago C-SPAN will show the caucus process live on national TV. It was quite an eye opener for me in 2004. It did not leave me with a nice, comfortable feeling that our democracy was in good hands.…
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Free D.C.
What an irony. Lincoln freed the slaves. We fought a war of independence to ensure the principle of “one man, one vote”. And yet here it is 228 years after our independence and the residents of the District of Columbia are still our nation’s serfs. Yes this may be news to some of you but…
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Caucuses are Undemocratic
I realize not many people watch C-SPAN. Perhaps they should. It can be an eye opener. Not only do you get to see politicians live and unfiltered, but occasionally I see something very disturbing. This happened Monday night when C-SPAN broadcast live from one of the Iowa Democratic caucus precincts. It was enough to convince…
Occam's Razor 